Betta Palace

[charlie]

Well , on the weekend we saw a crown tail betta with oodles of personality, needless to say it found it`s way home - so out came the Aqua clear mini, 18-24 led DBL bright , 50 watt tronic heater & the eco complete that was frozen over, hmmm no small tank , so off to Big Al`s & came back with a 5.5 gallon tank of course the next line of thinking was what plants can i put in there & what can i scape it with - so rounded up some pcs of rock & drift wood pcs i had cut from the 79 gallon, next was to bug Robert for some plants ( thanks Robert) & rob the java fern , anubias, hair grass & some moss from the other tanks .
End result another planted tank of sorts  
Errol

[bettabreeder]

Well I now kno what look I'm going for when my 5.5 is cycled (picked one up from big als tonight along with an amazing halfmoon)

[touchofsky]

What a gorgeous betta.  I love the colour!  Nice job on the tank, too, Errol 

[fischkopp]

... next was to bug Robert for some plants ( thanks Robert) ...

No worries.

Nicely tinted fish!

[daworldisblack]

NEAT! I am itching for bettas again too. Its really is true how the ones available now are so neat! I bred veil-tailed ones as my first breeding project ever when i was 13-14 but its only because they were the cheapest ones I could afford. Now they have crown-tailed, super-delta, half-moon.. I'm giddy! Awesome set-up Errol!

[bettabreeder]

Haha that leads me to ask Errol.... Gunna breed him?

[Peekay]

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Gorgeous. 

[pm]

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Gorgeous. 

+1  Had to chuckle when I saw is was Errol who started this thread.

[charlie]

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Gorgeous.  

Yep, i changed the  25 gallon consolidating   to 25 gallon  
the boss takes the hit on this one, i`m only the consultant/ caretaker  
Thanks for the comments guys.
Errol

[bizfromqc]

Yep, i changed the consolidating 25 gaooln to 25 gallon   
the boss takes the hit on this one, i`m only the consultant/ caretaker 
Thanks for the comments guys.
Errol

Well well, what do we have here? And I'm the one getting some slack for having too many projects on the go 

Nice looking tank Errol.

Might as well make room for another tank, I know a guy who's got some nice apistos growing up in a 20G as we speak... Should be ready in a couple of months 

[DaWolfe]

Nice tank Errol.  I just got the same tank from a buddy at work (not Eric) and trying to figure out what to do with it and I really like what you did.  This will be my sons's tank and we will be setting it up together, a nice little project.

Quick question??  What filter you have on it, what do you recommend for a 5.5??  I was looking at a Aqua Clear 30.

Tx Dan

[bizfromqc]

Nice thank Errol.  I just got the same tank from a buddy at work (not Eric) and trying to figure out what to do with it and I really like what you did.  This will be my sons's tank and we will be setting it up together, a nice little project.

Quick question??  What filter you have on it, what do you recommend for a 5.5??  I was looking at a Aqua Clear 30.

Tx Dan

FWIW, I got an AC30 on my 10G and it moves things around quite a bit, even when set to the lowest level (where it sits now). Danios play in the "current" but do get thrown around quite a bit when they go under the filter return. Plants would sway like crazy under the filter return, had to move the Blyxa Japonica (thx Peekay) because of that.

Depending on what you want to keep in there, I'd be tempted to go a bit smaller. Sponge filter maybe? That's just my 2c 

[charlie]

Thanks Dan.
I`m using an Aqua Clear 20/mini throttled back to the minimum flow & for added reduction i intentionally placed the filter behind the rocks,plants & wood, so as to have the cascade effect  dispersed for the sake of the Betta as they are not fans of strong current, not to mention the hardscape & java ferns covers up the intake  & heater quite nice  , my bill is in the mail 

[daworldisblack]

Nice thank Errol.  I just got the same tank from a buddy at work (not Eric) and trying to figure out what to do with it and I really like what you did.  This will be my sons's tank and we will be setting it up together, a nice little project.

Quick question??  What filter you have on it, what do you recommend for a 5.5??  I was looking at a Aqua Clear 30.

Tx Dan

Had this in my 5.5 before: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4239991 . Works great for the aquarium size but I wanted more flow and be able to direct flow like a powerhead so I now have this: http://www.amazon.com/Fluval-Plus-Internal-Filter-GPH/dp/B00025YVQ2 . I like both altho the Fluval has a little more directed flow .

[charlie]

Had this in my 5.5 before: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4239991 . Works great for the aquarium size but I wanted more flow and be able to direct flow like a powerhead so I now have this: http://www.amazon.com/Fluval-Plus-Internal-Filter-GPH/dp/B00025YVQ2 . I like both altho the Fluval has a little more directed flow .

I`m not a fan of those filters for several reasons, but that`s just me.
Takes up too much real estate in a small tank
Not great @ bio filtration
Not a lot of flexibility with them
Flow is too direct & can be too strong in some  small tanks.
Errol

[DaWolfe]

Thanks Dan.
I`m using an Aqua Clear 20/mini throttled back to the minimum flow & for added reduction i intentionally placed the filter behind the rocks,plants & wood, so as to have the cascade effect  dispersed for the sake of the Betta as they are not fans of strong current, not to mention the hardscape & java ferns covers up the intake  & heater quite nice  , my bill is in the mail 

Thanks Errol, you were to fast in sending the bill, i will have more questions.  Also I was sure we agreed to quarterly billing

Dan

[exv152]

Nice fish and tank Errol! What kind of background is that?

[charlie]

Nice fish and tank Errol! What kind of background is that?

Thanks Eric, it`s a piece of white poly sheet.
Errol

[charlie]

Update
The palace is now split in two chambers 
Errol

[bizfromqc]

Sweet! Two males?

Do they get the same amount of friends (neons) or are the holes big enough for the neons to go from side to side?

Eric